Softball/BOO in COED

QuestionWe had a call recently where B9(male) batted in front of B8 (female). The appeal was made by the defense after the first pitch where the umpire simply replaced B9 with B8 and she assumed the 2-1 count without penalty. Was this the correct call? Everyone on the defense was furious because they felt B9 should have been ruled out.

AnswerHi Bryan,

They can be furious all they want, that's just another very common case of some people who play the game not knowing the rules and bitching about the proper call.

In ASA if a batter is found BOO while still at bat either by the offense or defense they are simply replaced by the proper batter who assumes the count. There is no penalty. ASA 7-2-d

If the defense had understood the basic BOO rules they would have waited until B9 had completed their turn at bat, then appealed the BOO in which case they could have gotten on out on B8.

Mark

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Great response time to my question, thank you very much. By the way, I was the umpire who made (and stood by) that call. Have a great day.

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